# Fractures at Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
> OSHA SIR `2020076886` · 7/21/2020 · NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Fractures
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on water vehicle
- **Source:** Water vehicle, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
- **Location:** 4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
- **NAICS:** 541513
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee fell through an opening in a deck. He landed about 7 feet below and suffered a broken hip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*